Cranberry Cilantro Brown Rice Recipes

CRANBERRY-WALNUT RICE

Steps:

• Heat the butter over medium heat in a saucepot. Add the orzo and toast until golden. Stir in the rice, add the stock and cranberries. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to simmer. Cover and cook until tender, 15 to 18 minutes. Fluff the rice and combine with walnuts and scallions to serve.

BROWN RICE WITH PEAS AND CILANTRO

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat olive oil over medium. Add fennel seed and onion; saute until soft, about 4 minutes. Stir in brown rice and cook 1 minute. Add 1 3/4 cups water and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, until water is absorbed, about 12 minutes. Stir in peas and cilantro, then season with salt and pepper.

COPYCAT CHIPOTLE® CILANTRO-LIME BROWN RICE

Steps:

• Bring water and brown rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed, 30 to 45 minutes.
• Transfer brown rice to a large bowl and cool slightly, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Whisk lime juice, garlic, olive oil, and salt together in a bowl; stir into rice. Fold cilantro into rice mixture.

CRANBERRY RICE WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Add the wild rice. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the brown rice; cover and simmer for 45-50 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed., In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the onions and brown sugar in butter until golden brown, stirring frequently. Add the cranberries, orange zest and rice; heat through.

CRANBERRY AND ALMOND RICE PILAF

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in hot oil until tender and translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Stir cranberries and jasmine rice into onion until rice is coated with oil and rice is lightly toasted, about 5 minutes more.
• Pour chicken broth into skillet and season with kosher salt and black pepper.
• Bring rice mixture to a boil over high heat, then cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 22 minutes.
• Remove skillet from heat; stir green onions, cilantro, and almonds into rice mixture. Adjust seasoning if necessary.

BROWN RICE WITH CRANBERRIES AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large saucepan, bring broth to a simmer; reduce heat to low and keep hot. In a large skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender, 3-4 minutes. Add rice, bulgur and almonds; cook and stir until rice is lightly browned and has a nutty aroma, 2-3 minutes., Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Stir in cranberries, 1/2 cup parsley, green onions, salt and pepper. Stir in hot broth. Bake, covered, 45 minutes. Uncover and continue to cook until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, 30-35 minutes longer. Remove from oven and fluff with a fork. Cover; let stand 5-10 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining parsley before serving.

CRANBERRY WILD RICE

Steps:

• in a saucepan combine chicken stock and rices, bring to a boil, then simmer, covered for 45 minutes meanwhile melt butter in a skillet and add onionsand sugar.
• cook at medium for a few minutes until liquid is absorbed, then turn heat to low and carmelize the onions slowly, for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally stir in dried cranberries and cover, cooking on low for 10 minutes or until cranberries plump up add rice to a medium bowl, add onion mixture and toasted pecans.
• season with salt& pepper to taste.

CRANBERRY-CILANTRO BROWN RICE

Steps:

• Bring 2 cups of water, the rice, and salt to a boil in a medium saucepan over high heat. Let the rice boil until some of the water is absorbed into the rice and the bubbles are popping closer to the surface of the rice, about 4 minutes. Cover the pan, reduce the heat to low, and cook until all of the water is absorbed and the rice is slightly al dente, 25 - 30 minutes. Turn off the heat, uncover, use a fork to fluff the rice, and set aside for 10 minutes to cool. Heat the vegetable oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shallots and garlic and cook while stirring until the garlic is fragrant, about 20 seconds. Stir in the rice, cilantro, and cranberries and turn out the rice into a bowl. Finish with a sprig of cilantro and serve. Lorena Tip: If you have leftover white or brown rice in the refrigerator, simple add it to the shallots and garlic and then stir in the cilantro and dried cranberries. You may want to add a few tablespoons of water to the pan and cover it to plumb the rice before serving.